Members Ryan. Posted September 1, 2010 Members Share Posted September 1, 2010 Since I just got a two channel DI from audiopile... I was wondering what the pros/cons would be if I just went direct from the bass head and direct from my Marshall head in our practice studio. My first pro would be if I did this I could just stack the cabs in a corner and save some space. Cons...? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members twostone Posted September 1, 2010 Members Share Posted September 1, 2010 Unless Marshall upgraded their line out and did some radical changes to them I dunno bro? Last Marshall line out I heard sounded like {censored}.Depending on the bass will determine it's out come? Bass guitars likeStingrays, Ricks, Warwicks, sound pretty freaking sweet with a fresh set strings DI-ed into a recoding consoles or live mixer. Best thing to do is try it and see you might love it or you might hate it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Mogwix Posted September 1, 2010 Members Share Posted September 1, 2010 Direct out from the marshall will sound like total {censored}, and you still need to run it into a load of some kind. Palmer makes a nice load box and speaker sim called the PDI-03, costs like $600 though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Ryan. Posted September 1, 2010 Author Members Share Posted September 1, 2010 Oh yeah, I remember reading something about totally frying your head if its not hooked to a cab... good thing I didn't just go trying that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members agedhorse Posted September 1, 2010 Members Share Posted September 1, 2010 The direct out on gtr with some eq might lower the rehersal volume enough to make everything else sound better. That alone might be worth it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Mogwix Posted September 1, 2010 Members Share Posted September 1, 2010 The direct out on gtr with some eq might lower the rehersal volume enough to make everything else sound better. That alone might be worth it. May as well strike the PA altogether, and run aux outs from the mix wiz into the headphone amp... and have everyone rehearse with 'phones on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Ryan. Posted September 1, 2010 Author Members Share Posted September 1, 2010 May as well strike the PA altogether, and run aux outs from the mix wiz into the headphone amp... and have everyone rehearse with 'phones on. This is WAY my idea... but no one else is willing to shell out $100 for decent headphones. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Mogwix Posted September 1, 2010 Members Share Posted September 1, 2010 no one else is willing to shell out $100 for decent headphones. Fff. Hundred dollar headphones are cheap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Ryan. Posted September 1, 2010 Author Members Share Posted September 1, 2010 Fff. Hundred dollar headphones are cheap. Mine were $250. Not even a chance of that happening for the rest of the guys... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members RoadRanger Posted September 2, 2010 Members Share Posted September 2, 2010 Just a clarification that the solid-state Marshalls don't need a speaker load to not blow up. Also those with an "emulated line out" do a pretty decent job of sending a signal to the board that sound damn close to what the speaker cab sounds like - or at least the AVT100X I've worked with does. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Mogwix Posted September 2, 2010 Members Share Posted September 2, 2010 Just a clarification that the solid-state Marshalls don't need a speaker load to not blow up. Yeah, he's using a DSL100 though. Tube amps don't like to be driven without a load. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members madjack Posted September 2, 2010 Members Share Posted September 2, 2010 This is WAY my idea... but no one else is willing to shell out $100 for decent headphones. Why on earth would they need to spend $100 each on headphones? There are many servicable headphones available for much less. I have four pair that came included with a $40 Art headphone amp, an old RatShack set that I bought for $5 from a yard sale, and have had several other sets that were under $20 each; all have been usable, most have sounded reasonably good, I actually like the response of the Gear Ones that came with the Art unit. Of course, as always, this is MHO and YMMV. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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